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Bill Bernhard

William Henry Bernhard (Strawberry Bill)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 16, 1871 in Clarence, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1899
Teams (by GP): Naps/Phillies/Athletics/Bronchos 1899-1907

Final Game: September 19, 1907
Died: March 30, 1949 in San Diego, CA
Cremated
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1899 28 PHI NL 6 6 .500 2.65 21 12 9 10 1 0 132.1 120 66 39 3 36 23 6 2 7 538 138 1.179 8.2 0.2 2.4 1.6 0.64
1900 29 PHI NL 15 10 .600 4.77 32 27 5 20 0 2 218.2 284 151 116 3 74 49 5 1 11 986 75 1.637 11.7 0.1 3.0 2.0 0.66
1901 30 PHA AL 17 10 .630 4.52 31 27 4 26 1 0 257.0 328 169 129 6 50 58 2 0 6 1122 84 1.471 11.5 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.16
1902 31 TOT AL 18 5 .783 2.15 28 25 3 23 3 1 226.0 176 79 54 4 37 58 5 0 4 859 160 0.942 7.0 0.2 1.5 2.3 1.57
1902 31 PHA AL 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 7 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 36 381 1.111 7.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 0.33
1902 31 CLE AL 17 5 .773 2.20 27 24 3 22 3 1 217.0 169 78 53 4 34 57 5 0 4 823 156 0.935 7.0 0.2 1.4 2.4 1.68
1903 32 CLE AL 14 5 .737 2.12 20 19 1 18 3 0 165.2 151 62 39 1 21 60 0 0 2 644 135 1.038 8.2 0.1 1.1 3.3 2.86
1904 33 CLE AL 23 13 .639 2.13 38 37 1 35 4 0 320.2 323 107 76 3 55 137 4 0 5 1289 120 1.179 9.1 0.1 1.5 3.8 2.49
1905 34 CLE AL 7 13 .350 3.36 22 19 3 17 0 0 174.1 185 93 65 5 34 56 1 0 6 711 78 1.256 9.6 0.3 1.8 2.9 1.65
1906 35 CLE AL 16 15 .516 2.54 31 30 0 23 2 0 255.1 235 99 72 1 47 85 5 0 4 1001 103 1.104 8.3 0.0 1.7 3.0 1.81
1907 36 CLE AL 0 4 .000 3.21 8 4 3 3 0 0 42.0 58 32 15 0 11 19 0 0 1 187 79 1.643 12.4 0.0 2.4 4.1 1.73
9 Yrs 116 81 .589 3.04 231 200 29 175 14 3 1792.0 1860 858 605 26 365 545 28 3 46 7337 102 1.242 9.3 0.1 1.8 2.7 1.49
162 Game Avg. 18 13 .589 3.04 36 32 5 28 2 0 283 293 135 95 4 58 86 4 0 7 1158 102 1.242 9.3 0.1 1.8 2.7 1.49
CLE (6 yrs) 77 55 .583 2.45 146 133 11 118 12 1 1175.0 1121 471 320 14 202 414 15 0 22 4655 113 1.126 8.6 0.1 1.5 3.2 2.05
PHI (2 yrs) 21 16 .568 3.97 53 39 14 30 1 2 351.0 404 217 155 6 110 72 11 3 18 1524 91 1.464 10.4 0.2 2.8 1.8 0.65
PHA (2 yrs) 18 10 .643 4.40 32 28 4 27 1 0 266.0 335 170 130 6 53 59 2 0 6 1158 86 1.459 11.3 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.11
AL (7 yrs) 95 65 .594 2.81 178 161 15 145 13 1 1441.0 1456 641 450 20 255 473 17 0 28 5813 106 1.187 9.1 0.1 1.6 3.0 1.85
NL (2 yrs) 21 16 .568 3.97 53 39 14 30 1 2 351.0 404 217 155 6 110 72 11 3 18 1524 91 1.464 10.4 0.2 2.8 1.8 0.65

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1899 28 PHI NL 132.1 21 12 66 4.49 5.17 0.08 0.00 95.0 4.84 9 0.8 1.0 -0.1 1.9 21 .540 .505 $
1900 29 PHI NL 218.2 32 27 151 6.21 5.14 -0.23 0.00 97.0 5.20 -20 -1.8 1.0 -0.1 -0.2 -2 .445 .489 $
1901 30 PHA AL 257.0 31 27 169 5.92 5.27 -0.01 0.00 103.0 5.44 -9 -0.8 1.0 -0.2 1.3 16 .474 .495 $2,500
1902 31 PHA AL 9.0 1 1 1 1.00 4.78 -0.14 0.00 102.0 5.02 4 0.4 -0.0 0.5 5 .934 .503 $
1902 31 CLE AL 217.0 27 24 78 3.24 4.87 0.14 0.00 96.0 4.54 34 3.6 1.0 -0.3 5.2 54 .632 .522 $
1903 32 CLE AL 165.2 20 19 62 3.37 4.03 0.19 0.00 96.0 3.69 9 1.0 1.0 -0.2 2.3 20 .550 .506 $
1904 33 CLE AL 320.2 38 37 107 3.00 3.45 0.00 0.00 98.0 3.38 17 2.2 1.0 -0.3 4.7 40 .557 .513 $
1905 34 CLE AL 174.1 22 19 93 4.80 3.69 0.09 0.00 99.0 3.57 -23 -2.4 1.0 -0.1 -1.0 -9 .389 .485 $
1906 35 CLE AL 255.1 31 30 99 3.49 3.58 0.47 0.00 97.0 3.02 -12 -1.4 1.0 -0.2 0.6 9 .454 .491 $
1907 36 CLE AL 42.0 8 4 32 6.86 3.70 0.36 0.00 98.0 3.28 -17 -1.6 1.0 -0.0 -1.3 -13 .299 .490 $
9 Seasons 1792.0 231 200 858 4.31 4.33 0.09 0.00 97.9 4.15 -8 -0.0 1.0 -1.5 14.0 142 .500 .500 $2,500
CLE (6 yrs) 1175.0 146 133 471 3.61 3.87 0.18 0.00 97.3 3.58 8 1.3 1.0 -1.0 10.5 102 .509 .501 $
PHI (2 yrs) 351.0 53 39 217 5.56 5.15 -0.11 0.00 96.2 5.07 -11 -0.9 1.0 -0.3 1.7 19 .483 .497 $
PHA (2 yrs) 266.0 32 28 170 5.75 5.26 -0.01 0.00 103.0 5.43 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.2 1.8 21 .488 .499 $2,500

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1899 28 6 6 .500 2.65 21 12 9 10 1 0 132.1 120 66 39 3 36 23 6 2 7 538 138 1.179 8.2 0.2 2.4 1.6 0.64 138
1900 29 21 16 .568 3.97 53 39 14 30 1 2 351.0 404 217 155 6 110 72 11 3 18 1524 91 1.464 10.4 0.2 2.8 1.8 0.65 91
1901 30 38 26 .594 4.20 84 66 18 56 2 2 608.0 732 386 284 12 160 130 13 3 24 2646 88 1.467 10.8 0.2 2.4 1.9 0.81 88
1902 31 56 31 .644 3.65 112 91 21 79 5 3 834.0 908 465 338 16 197 188 18 3 28 3505 99 1.325 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.0 0.95 99
1903 32 70 36 .660 3.39 132 110 22 97 8 3 999.2 1059 527 377 17 218 248 18 3 30 4149 103 1.277 9.5 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.14 103
1904 33 93 49 .655 3.09 170 147 23 132 12 3 1320.1 1382 634 453 20 273 385 22 3 35 5438 106 1.253 9.4 0.1 1.9 2.6 1.41 106
1905 34 100 62 .617 3.12 192 166 26 149 12 3 1494.2 1567 727 518 25 307 441 23 3 41 6149 102 1.254 9.4 0.2 1.8 2.7 1.44 102
1906 35 116 77 .601 3.03 223 196 26 172 14 3 1750.0 1802 826 590 26 354 526 28 3 45 7150 102 1.232 9.3 0.1 1.8 2.7 1.49 102
1907 36 116 81 .589 3.04 231 200 29 175 14 3 1792.0 1860 858 605 26 365 545 28 3 46 7337 102 1.242 9.3 0.1 1.8 2.7 1.49 102

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1899 28 11 4 .733 2.38 136.0 118 40 36 3 35 24 6 1.125 7.8 2.3 1.6 0.69 0.2 21
1900 29 13 14 .481 4.24 246.0 303 129 116 3 79 55 5 1.553 11.1 2.9 2.0 0.70 0.1 32
1901 30 19 15 .559 3.56 308.0 347 136 122 6 53 70 2 1.299 10.1 1.5 2.0 1.32 0.2 31
1902 31 22 6 .786 2.10 253.0 200 66 59 5 42 65 6 0.957 7.1 1.5 2.3 1.55 0.2 28
1903 32 13 6 .684 2.56 179.0 187 57 51 1 26 65 0 1.190 9.4 1.3 3.3 2.50 0.1 20
1904 33 20 12 .625 3.05 295.0 376 111 100 3 64 126 5 1.492 11.5 2.0 3.8 1.97 0.1 38
1905 34 8 10 .444 4.53 165.0 214 92 83 6 39 53 1 1.533 11.7 2.1 2.9 1.36 0.3 22
1906 35 14 12 .538 3.56 240.0 278 106 95 1 56 80 6 1.392 10.4 2.1 3.0 1.43 0.0 31
1907 36 2 2 .500 4.38 39.0 68 21 19 0 13 17 0 2.077 15.7 3.0 3.9 1.31 0.0 8
9 Yrs 122 81 .601 3.29 1861.0 2091 758 681 28 407 555 31 1.342 10.1 2.7 1.36 0.1 231

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1902 AL  5.4 (9th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1902 AL  5.7 (4th)
1904 AL  4.7 (7th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1902 AL  2.15 (3rd)
1903 AL  2.12 (3rd)
1904 AL  2.13 (9th)
Career  3.04 (176th)

Wins s c a p y
1901 AL  17 (9th)
1902 AL  18 (9th)
1904 AL  23 (5th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1900 NL  .600 (6th)
1901 AL  .630 (8th)
1902 AL  .783 (1st)
1903 AL  .737 (3rd)
1904 AL  .639 (4th)
Career  .589 (154th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1902 AL  0.942 (1st)
1903 AL  1.038 (3rd)
Career  1.242 (245th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1902 AL  7.009 (1st)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1901 AL  1.751 (6th)
1902 AL  1.474 (3rd)
1903 AL  1.141 (2nd)
1904 AL  1.544 (8th)
1905 AL  1.755 (4th)
1906 AL  1.657 (7th)
Career  1.833 (58th)

Games Played s c a p y
1904 AL  38 (10th)

Saves s c a p y
1900 NL  2 (2nd)
1902 AL  1 (2nd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1904 AL  320.7 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1904 AL  37 (8th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1904 AL  35 (9th)
Career  175 (180th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1902 AL  3 (5th)
1903 AL  3 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1905 AL  5 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1901 AL  328 (10th)
1904 AL  323 (6th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1902 AL  1.568 (5th)
1903 AL  2.857 (6th)
1904 AL  2.491 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1900 NL  0.124 (4th)
1903 AL  0.054 (3rd)
1906 AL  0.035 (8th)
Career  0.131 (76th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1900 NL  116 (8th)
1901 AL  129 (6th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1900 NL  11 (1st)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1904 AL  1,289 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1899 NL  9 (3rd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1902 AL  160 (4th)
1903 AL  135 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1902 AL  33 (3rd)
1904 AL  15 (9th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1902 AL  3.3 (3rd)
1904 AL  1.7 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 5 (430), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 68 (369), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 30 (445), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 21 (282), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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